May 20, 2013 Issue
Cover Story
The Drama of Television
Michael Douglas has endured a lot the past few years, from stage-four cancer to the imprisonment of his son. Now, as Liberace (of all characters), he gets yet another career rebirth, by Lynn Hirschberg; Arrested Development was so ahead of its time that it’s a small miracle TV finally caught up, by Will Leitch; the fate of her country-music show is up in the air, but Hayden Panettiere has no intention of ever truly leaving Nashville, by Amanda Dobbins; on the verge of majorly disappointing, or thrilling, viewers with Walter White’s final act, Breaking Bad showrunner Vince Gilligan talks good endings.
Plus: How to pitch, write (hint: get rid of a corpse and throw a party in the pilot), cast, and design a drama; Matt Zoller Seitz on why TV is just as much a director’s medium as a writer’s.
And: Forty-nine small-screen actors, writers, and other insiders on their viewing habits.
On the Cover:
Michael Douglas. Photograph by Martin Schoeller for New York Magazine.
Intelligencer
Killer Vines!
April showers bring May’s invasive species.
The Pop-Up City
Sohei Nishino’s aerial photographs are on view beginning May 17 at the International Center of Photography.
The Tinkerers’ Weight-Loss Program
Innovators hoping to achieve the lap band’s popularity have rolled out a flurry of imaginative products.
114 Minutes With Jumaane Williams
The city councilman spends a day at the stop-and-frisk trial.
Columns
Winning With Weiner
Don’t laugh�it’s not impossible.
Strategist
Best Bets
Spiegelau glass, a compact digital scale, and more new stuff in stores.
The Look Book
�I’m a fan [of suits]. I juggle a lot of things: I work full time, and I have five young children, so it’s one less thing to think about.�
The Restaurant Review
A few menu tweaks later, the fusion-inspired Montmartre redeems itself.
In Season
ABC Kitchen chef Dan Kluger has a simple solution to intensifying the flavor of fiddlehead ferns.
Restaurant Opening
First look at Costata, Michael White's Italian steakhouse opening this week.
Restaurant Opening
Betony serves seasonal modern-American from two Eleven Madison Park vets.
The Urban Forager
Flourish Baking Company creates a better energy bar.
Now That’s Italian
Introducing a warmer, fuzzier Neapolitan-pizza tradition.
Fresh Drinking
From cruisey meat markets to an actual meat market, a spirited crawl through the city’s newest bars.
Culture
The Nine-Year Itch
Richard Linklater drops in again on Jesse and Celine with Before Midnight.
Where’s That Coffee Shop?
The multiple locations of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, revealed.
The Movie Review
Into Darkness is an homage to The Wrath of Khan�and a deep draft of Klingon ale.
The Theater Review
Stravinsky and Balanchine spend a weekend in the country with Nikolai and the Others.
To Do: May 15�22, 2013
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
Departments
Comments: Week of May 20, 2013
Readers sound off on Jeff Koons, The Great Gatsby, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of May 20, 2013
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
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